Detroit Lions general manager Martin Mayhew, left, and head coach Jim Caldwell, middle, talk with Texas A&M head coach Kevin Sumlin during pro day in College Station, Texas, on Thursday, March 27, 2014. / Associated Press

Detroit Free Press Sports Writer

The NFL announced its full draft order this week, and the Deroit Lions have eight selections in May’s draft.

In the first round, the Lions pick 10th, and while most believe that this is the deepest draft in some time, general manager Martin Mayhew said Monday at the NFL owners meetings that that won’t be a deterrent for trading up.

“I think the depth of the draft is, obviously, a factor in terms of — you start thinking about trading up, ‘What are you missing out on?’” Mayhew said. “But sometimes the guys are elite players who are difference makers, if you’re picking 10 and there’s five elite players and you can get one of those guys, we think there’s value in (doing that).”

Mayhew, who has traveled to pro days to see the workouts of top draft prospects such as Sammy Watkins, Mike Evans, Anthony Barr and Justin Gilbert, wouldn’t say how many players he considers elite in this year’s draft.

“But in my view, there are not 10 elite guys,” he said.

In years past, Mayhew has traded up for the likes of Jahvid Best and Mikel Leshoure on draft day, and he also tried to engineer a move up for Patrick Peterson.